I’m waiting for it to go on delivery around after lunch, normally. Then will post some pics and maybe sound samples. Hopefully learning it will be easy. They say it’s easier than the pendant I’ve been playing with limited success / repeatability. I half hole a lot and as usual can't remember the drill.
So, the oc is on delivery at roughly noon. Good news. Hope it sounds good for the price we're paying which is far above TNG prices. Mostly, it is the new taxes Malaysia has imposed on ''luxury'' items which I guess includes music stuff -non essentials. And the thing is plastic. May have to wait 4 hours+ for it.
Found out that the BON uses the Japanese sub-hole system. The 2 subs are on the same side consecutively. This improves the tone, and I think, also simplifies learning.
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I think I have gotten over my infatuation with watches and computers. I no longer need them, nor sports equipment, and this BON ocarina will be my final purchase in that category. I also have enough stationery. Looking at things, there are several possibilities for my future. Key phrases stand out and I should clarify them: Sea of Storms / The Gold Jacket / Hair (which is a song) / Bone Flute (ocarina) / East vs. West.
To clarify, we are not talking money or fame here, but God's good work. The chronological order is important. There will be a mission to the moon, thus sea of storms, and there will be an antichrist figure or the gold jacket. He will set east and west to war, and he likes my song 'Hair" and will not kill or destroy me. The ocarina will follow me on numerous travels, where I perform my compositions in big-small dot notation (as in the Equator -a short story). There will be a full tablature below an anchor key mini tab as in the story. And it is this TAB system that wins an award as it's compact and readable.
Then there is my compound bow. It will later become something men carry around instead of firearms. People will have knives and clubs but not guns anymore. Those with bows are respected. As for tennis, I get involved in drawing young girls to the game with help from some former pro women. We set up mini courts all over the city here in PJ.
But my main business comes from food. Cheap nutritious meals I sell thru Ruuma Cafe. Ruuma sounds like Malay for 'House'. I sell a kind of stew made from leftovers and nice spices. Also sour flatbread. I knew I would be a baker of some sort.
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Just in case any readers think I’ve sold out, my blog now gets these links added by Google. I thought what the hey, they are useful. And if I do make any money, I’ll channel it back into OSS, social media promotions and other indie funded stuff I support.
Surprise, my BON ocarina arrived but it just looks like a BON at first glance, and in reality is a China-made LOVE. It came with nothing but a lanyard and was scuffed up a bit. I was at first annoyed, having paid full price for a Korean made ocarina. But soon, I learned to work the thing and it can play well altho it does play very loud, much louder than my original TNG purple clay. There is some expressivity to the instrument and I think… I’ll keep it in the interest of doing a bit of charity for that small music store.
Made sure to clean it well, a swish in soapy water and rinse off. Clearing the breath channel too using a zip-tie tail..
Here’s the culprit, size compared to a guitar pick. I actually find the instrument too small for my big hands. But it is as we say here in Malaysia OK-lah (passable). Compared to a pendant, this is a big step up. Just be sure to not buy from certain places that are desperate or similarly dumb as … me.
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Just had dinner and am eager to write my first ocarina composition. I need to write the melody and harmony-rhythm, along with expression. Figure out what notes I’m playing from a chart as none was provided.
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